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Dead at age 75
1,579 Notable deaths
Titus Burckhardt
Swiss traditional author (1908-1984).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Florence.
Died January 15th, 1984 at 75 years old in Lausanne.
Susan Rothenberg
American artist (1945-2020).
Born January 20th, 1945 in Buffalo.
Died May 19th, 2020 at 75 years old in Galisteo. [ref]
Claus Luthe
German automobile designer (1932–2008).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Wuppertal.
Died March 17th, 2008 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Billy Lee Riley
American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter (1933–2009).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Pocahontas.
Died August 2nd, 2009 at 75 years old in Jonesboro (cancer). [ref]
Tadeusz Kantor
Polish artist (1915-1990).
Born April 6th, 1915 in Wielopole Skrzyńskie. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1990 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter (1911–1987).
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Adam Zagajewski
Polish poet (1945-2021).
Born June 21st, 1945 in Lviv. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2021 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Gideon Hausner
Israeli jurist and politician (1915–1990).
Born September 26th, 1915 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1990 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Zinaida Gippius
Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker (1869-1945).
Born November 20th, 1869 in Belyov. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1945 at 75 years old in Paris.
Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Medical missionary to newfoundland and labrador.
Born February 28th, 1865 in Parkgate.
Died October 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Charlotte (thrombosis).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe